> [!NOTE]+ Meta > Author:: Emilie Savage-Smith > Reference:: “Islamic Magic Texts vs Magical Artefacts”, Societas Magica Newsletter, 11 (2003), 1–6 > URL:: https://www.academia.edu/11563822/_Islamic_Magic_Texts_vs_Magical_Artefacts_Societas_Magica_Newsletter_11_2003_1_6 > Date:: 2003 > Tags:: #warp #Islam > WeftLinks:: [[Health value of craft]] > Claim:: [[Claim - Craft helps recovery from trauma]] > [!SUMMARY] Summary > In Islamic tradition, medicine bowls were believed to restore health. ### Highlights Magic medicinal bowls would restore health if you drank water from them Islamic magic medicinal bowls were made from the 12th century until recently. Made from clay, metal or other lasting material they were engraved with Qur’anic verses, instructions and images. By drinking water from them a patient’s health would be restored.